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NeighborWorks CEO and board members urge council to reconsider CDBG decision that would cut Financial Wellness Center funding
Summary
NeighborWorks Toledo Region's CEO and supporters told the Housing and Community Development Committee that the agency was recommended for no CDBG public-service funding in the department’s draft allocations despite a long record of performance; department staff cited performance metrics and funds "left on the table."
William Farnsell, CEO of NeighborWorks Toledo Region, told the Housing and Community Development Committee on July 10 that his organization — which operates a financial wellness center and other housing services — was recommended for zero CDBG public-service funding in the department’s draft allocations despite a decades-long local relationship.
"We were informed ... that NeighborWorks ... that has been in business since 02/2017 ... was recommended for 0 funding this year," Farnsell said at the meeting. He told council that NeighborWorks has been a grantee since 1982 (through predecessor organizations), provides tax preparation, job-search help, credit counseling and homeowner education, and argued the city should find a way…
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